Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Regulation 2025
sec.164Service fee payable by person who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident
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sec.164 Service fee payable by person who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident
This section applies to a person who— undertakes senior secondary education at an assessing school other than a recognised school; and is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident. The person must pay the authority the service fee mentioned in schedule 1 in consideration of the authority performing its functions, under section 9 , 13A , 14 , 15 or 16 of the Act , in relation to the person, for each year or part of a year the person undertakes the senior secondary education. The authority may waive payment of the fee if— the person undertakes the senior secondary education at a State school and the cost of the person’s education at the school is being defrayed by the State; or the person undertakes the senior secondary education at a non–State school and the cost of the person’s education would be defrayed by the State if the person were undertaking the education at a State school. In this section— Australian citizen means an Australian citizen under the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cwlth) , section 4 . permanent resident means— the holder of a permanent visa within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth) , section 30 (1) ; or a New Zealand citizen who is the holder of a special category visa within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth) , section 32 . (sec.164-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who— undertakes senior secondary education at an assessing school other than a recognised school; and is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident. (sec.164-ssec.2) The person must pay the authority the service fee mentioned in schedule 1 in consideration of the authority performing its functions, under section 9 , 13A , 14 , 15 or 16 of the Act , in relation to the person, for each year or part of a year the person undertakes the senior secondary education. (sec.164-ssec.3) The authority may waive payment of the fee if— the person undertakes the senior secondary education at a State school and the cost of the person’s education at the school is being defrayed by the State; or the person undertakes the senior secondary education at a non–State school and the cost of the person’s education would be defrayed by the State if the person were undertaking the education at a State school. (sec.164-ssec.4) In this section— Australian citizen means an Australian citizen under the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cwlth) , section 4 . permanent resident means— the holder of a permanent visa within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth) , section 30 (1) ; or a New Zealand citizen who is the holder of a special category visa within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth) , section 32 .
- (a) undertakes senior secondary education at an assessing school other than a recognised school; and
- (b) is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident.